School enrollments push portables for space in county
Officials report 115 portable classrooms across half the schools as enrollment soars. Glade Elementary Urbana High and Middletown Middle add buildings to ease crowding. Urbana opens mid January with freshmen at Walkersville Elementary. Principals praise staff drive. Gadra stresses basic skills, computing, and discipline amid budget worries.
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Midletown
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Bohlander
Jerome Strum
PTA
Strum
Middletown Middle
William van Hall
van Hall
Daniel Gadra
Gramm Seeks Maryland Win as GOP Straw Poll Railroads His Path
Gramm, with Ellen Sauerbrey, campaigns across Maryland for the March 5 presidential primary, arguing momentum from an Iowa straw poll signals readiness for change. He touts endorsements from 73 Maryland GOP officials and majority of local chairs, while Sauerbrey notes strong support in Maryland GOP events.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Teachers Salary Study Shows Gaps and Growth
A county analysis shows 25 percent of Frederick County teachers earn 30116 or less while the top quartile reaches 45957 or more. The median is 38549, with group salary growth from 26149 in 1996 to 38386 by 1994, and Maryland statewide rises for instructional staff.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Board of Education
Murder Frays Nerves in Elmwood Terrace Neighborhood
Residents report fear and ongoing disorder after a machete attack on a man named Hernandez near Elmwood Terrace. Police traced blood to the scene. debris and gunshots not mentioned, but neighbors describe loitering, late music, and break-ins at nearby laundry. Several tenants plan to move as tensions rise.
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Community Realty
Hernandez
Maurice Johnson
Elmwood Terrace
Lorrie Churukha
Nandia Moses
Barbara Cole
County backs UNICRF loan for job creating plant
Commissioner Bruce Reeder said the county will provide a 10 percent match and use 30000 from the contingency fund to support a 4.5 million startup for a new 60000 square foot facility. The project could generate about 42000 annually in property taxes and 50000 in income taxes, with kickoff expected soon. Commissioner Ilona Hogan favors a future budget line for such UNICRF requests.
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Bruce Reeder
Reeder
Ilona Hogan
Bond set in Maryland murder case with machete threats
Court records describe a morning slaying involving a suspect named Morgan who fled after a scream and hid a machete in bushes. Two days earlier he allegedly threatened a man known as Catfish with a machete. Ricky Eubank said Morgan took the weapon from his home. Prosecutors note a lengthy criminal history including assaults and handgun violations. Morgan was on parole when the incident occurred after a 25 year sentence for a 1981 battery and probation violation.
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Ricky Gordon Eubank
Elmwood Terrace
W. Milner Roberts
Frederick County
Scott Rolle
City Hall meeting denounces ball at 250th anniversary
The conference at City Hall denounced a ball marking the city 250th anniversary as a celebration tied to Confederate officers. City attorney Lynn Tillery Board said invitees were chosen and the press barred due to absence of a quorum. Open Meeting Act cited as not requiring openness.
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Peace Resource Center
Citizens For Racial Justice
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Grimes
Board
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